Sam Greenhill

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Sam Greenhill |David Barrett

Britain is becoming a police state under Labour, Boris Johnson warned last night. He spoke as a sentencing row erupted after a mother locked up for a tweet after the Southport murders failed in a bid to reduce her lengthy jail term. Lucy Connolly posted a vile message about migrants – but supporters point out that criminals found guilty of far more serious offences have been handed substantially shorter sentences.

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Sam Greenhill |Rory Tingle

A Tory councillor has said he is 'heartbroken' after his wife's appeal bid against her 31-month sentence over a 'racist' tweet she sent in the wake of the Southport killings was dismissed by judges. Raymond Connolly's partner Lucy told the Court of Appeal she 'never' intended to incite violence and did not realise pleading guilty would mean she accepted that she had. But they rejected her argument.

2 weeks ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Sam Greenhill

The wife of a Conservative councillor jailed for posting an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport murders today lost her appeal to be freed early from prison. Lucy Connolly, who is behind bars at HMP Drake Hall, Staffordshire, claimed to the Appeal Court last week that she had no idea what she was admitting to. But today the judges rejected her argument that she did not realise the consequences of pleading guilty to a charge of inciting racial hatred.

3 weeks ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Sam Greenhill

A man sensationally freed after spending 38 years in jail for a murder he didn’t commit was denied parole just three months ago – because he steadfastly wouldn’t admit the crime he has now been cleared of. The Parole Board’s report, obtained by the Mail, turned down Peter Sullivan’s bid to be freed in February this year, saying he had refused to confess his guilt.

3 weeks ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Sam Greenhill

Foreign criminals who dodged deportation in the wake of Sir Keir Starmer signing a letter calling for flights to be halted went on to commit murder, batter a 999 worker and supply hard drugs on Britain's streets. The dangerous thugs won last-minute reprieves from Home Office flights sending them back to Jamaica in 2020. In February that year, Sir Keir joined dozens of Labour MPs to campaign against deporting around 50 foreign criminals to Jamaica.